Bathing-suit.



` M.&1.B.KASSER.

BATHFNG sun.

lAPPLICMION HLLU OCI. I3, 19M. y

l,135,903. Patentd Apr. 13, 1915.

` www r nu TED sTATEsATENT OFFICE.

1,135,903, original aiipiicanon ined rune s, 1914,

To all whom it may concern y Be it known that we, Mouais KAssER andJosemi B. Kassen, citizens of the United invented a new and usefulImprovement l in Bathing-Suits, of which the following is aspecification. l

Our invention relates to improved bathing suits wherein the garment isrovided with a series of inner` inverted poc zetsadaptedhto t at may beinflated either before 0r after the wearenenters the water; and theobject yof our invention is to provide a bathing suit having inflatablemeans detachably, secured thereto, 'said means being adapted to beinflatedby the wearer and thus render the bathing suit buoyant for thepurpose of initial instructions in swimming or in case of danger oremergency to the bather.

We accomplish these several features by means of the device disclosed inthe draw'- ings, forming a part of the present specification, whereinhue characters of reference are used todesignate similar parts through-Vout the said specification and drawings, and

in which Figure l is a view disclosing the improved bathing suit, aportion of the garment being broken away in order to disclose the mannerin which one of the inflatable bags is detachably secured within oneside of the pbckets; and Fi'g. 2 is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 1disclosing the manner in which the air tube is inclosed in an innercentral channel in the front of the bathing garment.

Referringto the drawings, the-numeral 1 is used to design'ate a bathingsuit. having inner inverted Ypockets 2, the lower ends 3.

of which are open, the said pockets being adapted to receive and retainan inflatable bag 4. Each bag Il has a valve 5 secured to the lower endthereof and from each valve 5 a flexible tube Gileadsto a central tube 7inclosed within an inner central channel 8 in the front o'f the bathingsuit 1. 'lhe uppereiid of thevtube 7 Aextends slightly above the neck ofthe' bathing suit 1 in theV front thereof and is arranged to be insertedin the wearers mouth so that the bags 4 may be easily infiated thereby.`In order to VSpecification of Letters Patent.

/the snap buttons 10 and rem 'monms Kassen AND Josn'PHnB'. Kassen, oF SNFRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

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the, pockets 2 we have provided .the lower open ends with suitable snapbuttons 10.

'lhe operation is as followsfShoulda bother desire to inflate thepockets 2 he may easily do so by inserting the upper end of the tube 7in his mouth and blowin'g therein, which will inflate the said bags 4-.in the pockets 2. If the bags 4. should leak the same may beeasil'i'lrept inflated by continually blowing or eflialing into the tube7. The valves 5 will prevent, under normal conditions, the deflation ofthe bags 4.' The bags 4 may be easily removed from the pockets 2, whenit is desired to wash the garment or bathing snitf1by uufastening Iovingthe said bags -l from the saidyxichets 2. and the tube Patented Apr. 13,1915,

Serial No. 843,893. Divided and this application tiled G'c'tobe': 18,

1914. Serial No. 866.865.

7 from the central inner channel 8 in the front of th'e bathing suit.

It is obvious from the foregoing that we have provided improved meansfor inflating and rendering buoyanta bathing suit.

ll'e are aware that the present state ,of the art discloses in flatableoags persons wearing apparel. not claim such a combination broadly asour invention, but

n hat we do claim as new and desire to secure by Letters natent is l. Abathing suit having pockets on each side and a central inner channel inthe front thereof; an inflatable bag detachablv secured disposed in aWe. therefore do i inner inverted within each pocket; y

a tube extending from the top of the garl ment through the centralchannel and to each bagrand a suitable valve in each bag adapted .tonormally retain the air thereim 2. 1N bathingr suit having innerinverted pockets'on each side and a central inner channel in the frontthereof; an inflatable bag detaehably secnred within each pocket; a tubeetending from ther top of the garment through xthe central channel andto e ch bag; a suitable valve in each bag adapte( to normally meansadapted to vretain pockets.

3. A bathing suit having inner inverted" pockets in each side and acentrafclilannel in the front thereof; an inflatable de# tachablysecured withini each pocket; a tube extending from theftbp of the)garment retain the air therein; andr Y,

the bags within the through the central channel beg; a; sltable valvewithin each bag adaplif' ed to normall'J retain the air therein; endsuteble clasp uta-,ons adapted t0 secure the 5 'o'wer sides of thepockets and to reta-in the .bags-tl1exre'u, v

gignibtllles, in the presence of twoy subscrb' -ixfg wibneses- MORRISKASSER.

JOSEEH Bl' KASSER..

Witnesses:

' KARL F. SoHULTz,

JAMES F. MCCUE.

